mouthed (down)

past tense of mouth (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouthed (down)
Verb
  • In a contest that quickly became a matter of which team could shoot itself in the foot less, the Broncos put away the Titans 20-12 Sunday for a season-opening win at Empower Field.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Its marketing materials show robots handing an apple to a human, making coffee, putting away groceries and dishes, pouring drinks, and watering plants.
    Maya Cakmak, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The home officially sold for $55 million in February 2023, after Wahlberg and his family decided to leave California and put down roots in Nevada in 2022.
    Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Everything seems to be going Laura’s way until one afternoon, after Daniel has been put down for his nap — that’s how the dialogue sounds — things get steamy with Howard.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Like cheese, olive oil is digested slowly.
    Jamie Ducharme, Health, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Treasury yields continued to dip on Thursday as investors digested more weak data on the labor market.
    Sean Conlon,Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In a sight that became more-than-familiar to Boise State fans, Jeanty seemed to be swallowed in the scrum at the line of scrimmage, before bursting out of the side and powering himself into the endzone.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Participants in the treatment group swallowed 28 capsules over two days, each containing gut bacteria from four donors.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Mouthed (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouthed%20%28down%29. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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